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AGENDA
  1. Announcements
  2. Meetings and Events 2012-2013
  3. Mission/Purpose Statements
  4. Department Descriptions (needed as part of agency profile)
  5. Staff Perception Survey
  6. Data Review and Department Goals
  7. Social Media

1. Announcements
  • Wikispaces Access
  • Name Tags, Apparel - Becky LeZotte
  • ESU #17 Website Update, Desktop Images - Ben Anthony
    • 3-2-1 Activity
      Click around on the website to review for overall functionality and ease.
      Review the information that is provided for your department.
      Visit other ESU websites: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 18 19 with the same perspective
      In small groups, use the 3-2-1 Activity discussion post to complete the following
      • What 3 things do schools need from their ESU website?
      • Name 2 features from other ESU websites that impressed you.
      • What is 1 recommendation for improvement?
2. Meetings and Events 2012-2013
  • Aug 10 Staff Meeting
  • Jan 3 Staff Meeting
  • January - Department Reviews (new)
  • March - Focus Interviews (at each school district)
  • April 21-24 External Review
    • Agency Interviews will be conducted Mon Apr 22
    • Onsite School District Interviews (including itinerant agency staff) will be conducted on Tue Apr 23
  • May 17 Staff Meeting

  • Sept 11-12 Mark Elgart, AdvancED President/CEO at ESUPDO in LaVista at ESU #3
3. Mission, Purpose Statements
  • Three Statements:
    Mission in Board Policy
    Vision formerly our Mission Statement
    Purpose
4. Department Descriptions (part of Agency Profile)
  • Department Description Activity
    Review the agency Purpose Statement.
    Refer to the Staff Development department description as an example.
    In small groups, use the Department Description discussion post to complete the following
    • What is the role of your department in supporting the agency's Purpose Statement?
    • How does your department "improve conditions that improve student learning"? (Indicator 2.4)
5. Complete Staff Perception Survey
  • A similar survey was completed earlier that was aligned with the 7 Standards. (now 5)
  • Progress and improvement has been made since previous survey (as noted at our May Staff Meeting).
  • Artifacts have been added for your reference. We will also discuss other items for awareness.
  • Results will be used for Improvement Goals and to update the agency Self Assessment prior to the External Review.
6. Data Review - Department Goals
  • Data Schedule Review to see the types of data that will be used for discussion and decision-making.
  • Focus Interviews and Action Plan
  • Staff Perception Survey (results)
  • Student Data
  • In small groups, use the Data Discussion discussion post to answer the following questions.
    • What does the data tell us?
    • What additional data do we need?
    • What updates need to occur with the agency Action Plans?
  • Department Improvement Goals
    • related to existing agency Improvement Goals and Purpose and Vision Statements
    • connected to needs identified from Data Review
    • other needs or driving forces
    • In small groups, use the Department GOALS discussion post to answer the following questions.
      • What department goals should be considered?
      • What led to this determination?
      • What initial ideas do you have to address these goals?
  • Future considerations
    • data generated from School Staff Survey
    • data generated from Department Review Process (to begin Winter 2013)
    • Individual goals for self-improvement connected to department/agency goals and part of evaluation process
7. Social Media (Awareness, Outreach)
  • Maximizing Facebook (currently 96 likes; goal? action plan?) Do you Like ESU #17?
  • A Twitter feed has been added to the new ESU #17 website.